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Showing 38713880 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-6

…alth network in order to assist the Agency in the performance of its duties mentioned in 1°, 2° and 6° of Article L. 1413-1, the natural or legal persons concerned who are required to transmit informa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 6

…se of his children and persons considered to be his dependants within the meaning of the articles 196 et 196 A bis. Income received by children deemed to be equally dependent on either of their parent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-6

…mer and, where applicable, the beneficial owner may only be verified, pursuant to IV of Article L. 561-5, during the establishment of the business relationship, under the following conditions: 1° If a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-21

…the prior authorisation of a judge in the executing State under the conditions laid down in Article 694-20; 6° Where applicable, the references of a previous European investigation order supplemented…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and constitution.

Article L2131-6

In the event of voluntary dissolution, dissolution under the Articles of Association or dissolution by court order, the assets of the Association shall be distributed in accordance with the Articles o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Comparative advertising

Article L122-6

Press insertions for advertising defined in articles L. 122-1 and L. 122-2 do not give rise to the right of reply as defined by the Article 13 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Training

Article R4425-6

…oring, transporting and disposing of waste; 5° Measures to be taken to prevent or remedy incidents; 6° Procedure to be followed in the event of an accident.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-65

…he case of the transfer of successive rights ending indivision:Base rangesApplicable rateFrom 0 to €6,5002.580%From €6,500 to €17,0001,064%From €17,000 to €60,0000.709%Over €60,0000.532%2° According t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Authorisation to occupy the public domain constituting rights in rem

Article L1311-6

…ts and property and in the cases provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 1311-6-1, than to a person approved by the local authorities, their groupings and their public establishm…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-60

In the event of the filing of new claims, the changes made to the claims shall be indicated. Upon request, the applicant may, in this case, be authorised to eliminate from the description and drawings…

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